Emperors

of the Roman World

Name

Ruled

Commodus	180-192
Pertinax	193
Didius Julianus	193
Septimius Severus	193-211
Caracalla	211-217
Macrinus	217
Heliogabalus	218-222
Alexander Severus	222-235
Maximinus	235-238
Gordian I and	238
Gordian II (jointly)
Pupienus and	238
Balbinus (jointly)
Gordian III	238-244
Philip the Arabian	244-249
Decius	249-251
Gallus	251-253
Aemilian	253
Valerian and Gallienus	253-260
(jointly)
Gallienus	260-268
Claudius II	268-270
Aurelian	270-275
Tacitus	275
Probus	276-282
Carus	282-283
Carinus and Numerianus	284
(jointly)
Diocletian	284-305	Empire split into East and West
Diocletian and	286-305
Maximianus (jointly)
Constantius Chlorus	305-306
(West) jointly with
Galerius (East)
Galerius (East)	305-311
Maxentius (West)	306-312
Constantine the Great	306-337	Constantinople built at Byzantium
(West, later all) jointly
with Licinius (East)
Licinius (East)	307-323
Constantius (East,	337-361
later all) jointly with
Constantine II (West)	337-340
and Constans (Africa)	337-350
Julian	361-363
Jovianus	363-364
Valentinian I (West)	364-375
Valens (East)	364-378
Gratian (West) jointly	375-383
with Valentinian II
Valentinian II	375-392
Theodosius I (East,	379-395
later all)
*Western Empire*
Honorius	395-423
John	424
Valentinian III	425-455
Maximus	455
Avitus	455-456
Majorian	457-461
Libius Severus	461-465
Recimir	465-467
Anthemius	467-472
Olybrius	472
Glycerius	473
Julius Nepos	473-475
Romulus Augustulus	475-476

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